Post by Sam PlusnetThe achilles heel of many a jigsaw is when you discover that you
don't have a board which is 'quite' big enough to accommodate it.
I once did an enormous jigsaw. 3,000 pieces I think. I had a 6'
square of hardboard which I'd acquired for my son's trainset and with
that set up in my living room with the jigsaw in progress there was
very little room to move.
When my parents did a 5,000 piece, Father constructed a low table
specially for the purpose. They had a much bigger space available
than I did.
Post by Sam PlusnetTables are fine, unless you have to clear the thing away for a meal -
just as you were trying to fit that really irritating bit of sky...
My sister now has one of those Portapuzzle things, or similar. I
don't like it much as after a few years' use the surface is not firm
any more. Â Â I prefer a large notice board which is cork on one side
and green baize (1) on the other. The edges are slightly raised so
one can tilt the board quite a bit when moving it and not risk losing
the puzzle.
(1) Why is baize always green? (2)
(2) IS baize always green?
I have seen brown baize on a table somewhere. The absence of green
looked very odd.